76 Social Services / Housing jobs in Stroud

We are very excited to be able to offer a Full time permanent Social Work post within the Assertive Outreach Team in Stroud based in Weavers croft. The post is between the hours of 9-5 Monday to Friday with occasional unsocial hours when needed. We are seeking an experienced Social Worker who is used to care management, working with complex mental health patients. Weavers Croft is a community base on site with other community teams to enable helpful information/ skills/ knowledge sharing and positive interface working. The Assertive Outreach Team is a friendly, welcoming and dynamic team providing secondary care services to adults of working age who have complex needs and are reluctant to engage with mental health support services. You will offer support to their families and significant others, to provide the best possible outcomes for people experiencing psychosis, substance/alcohol use and are high risk of harm to self or other. The team is currently under review in alignment with intensive and assertive outreach review governed by NHS England. The service overall has received new recurrent funding making this an exciting time to join an expanding service where we can influence how to achieve the best outcomes for service users. We strive to ensure that locality services represent excellent quality, (safe and a positive experience) and good value, (efficient and effective)., The post will include care coordinating a designated caseload, working within CPA Policy and associated countywide risk procedures, travelling independently, use of IT skills and a working knowledge of legislation regarding safeguarding vulnerable adults, the MHA and MCA. Social Work Specific:

• Arranging the provision or purchase of services to meet the assessed needs of individuals and their carers in more complex cases, whether within Gloucestershire or at a distance and to reassess in line with Care Act requirements.
• Undertake the statutory strengths based assessments to facilitate personalised provision of care and support.
• Working in accordance with statutory and legal requirements and offering specialist knowledge and consultation to the team on the Care Act, Mental Health Act, Human Rights Act, Housing Act and a range of social care policy issues including appropriate adult and property protection.
• Social Work provision within GHC Trust is currently undergoing service development to strengthen the Social Care management and service provision whilst maintaining integration alongside the development of a new Social Care Hub.
  
  We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.
Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:
• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.
This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.